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[This post is part of a 4 part series on the key tensions in growing a high quality community-generated content site. It was presented at PubCon, Las Vegas, 2011.] Growing a community is like rocket science Growing a community is like rocket science. It takes an enormous amount of energy per mile to get off […]

Probably the biggest advantage of speaking at conferences is that it helps you establish stronger relationships with the other speakers. A side benefit this time was that Roger Dooley handed me his new book Brainfluence: 100 ways to persuade and convince consumers with neuromarketing. Some of the highlights: Time “wants” vs. “shoulds.” When most of […]

[This post is part of a 4 part series on the key tensions in growing a high quality community-generated content site. It was presented at PubCon, Las Vegas, 2011.] “Given that you have worked on this tool … I believe you should recuse yourself of any discussion of this feature.” Wikipedia user suggesting WikiMedia product […]

“I’m not a jerk like Jobs was. Which is the biggest reason why I’m just a moderately successful business guy, and not a super billionaire.” Gene Marks, Forbes, Steve Jobs Was a Jerk, Good for Him, October 10, 2011 “Gene might have hit a nerve among managers who haven’t found themselves and are willing to […]

PubCon was great. Here’s the best of the best: Best Lines William Leake: 23% of adults have cursed at their phone after a bad experience with a mobile site. What if they put siri on? What if it curses at us better than we curse at it? Dan Zarella: All these takeaways are under 140 […]

Lisa Barone may be my favorite blogger, so it was great finally getting a chance to hear her speak. And we’re underway. Want to discuss the power of being strategically authentic instead of letting it all hang out. She’s the co-founder and Chief Branding Officer of Outspoken Media. Thinks of herself as a corporate blog […]

I’ve been enjoying ProBlogger for a while so it was great to hear him in person at BlogWorld. Here’s the essence of his talk. I’d like to start with an experiment. Find a person next to you that you don’t know and ask them why they started blogging. [Think about your answer, I’ll wait.] I […]

BlogWorld was awesome. Here’s the best of the best: Best Lines Amber Naslund: There are these big changes going on in how people interact, and we’re in charge. Are your parents scared? They should be. Our top fear isn’t failure, it’s being blamed. … they’d stone me to death. And not in the good way. […]

Peter Shankman rocked the BlogWorld keynote this morning. Here’s the best of what he said: When I was 18 credits short of a degree I got a letter that my scholarship was revoked because my parents made too much money. I wrote them back saying “They do make too much money. But they keep it.” […]

[This post is part of a 4 part series on the key tensions in growing a high quality community-generated content site. It was presented at PubCon, Las Vegas, 2011] Dan Ariely tells the classic story of mixing social and market contexts. A man finishes Thanksgiving Dinner at his mother-in-law’s house and says “That was fantastic. […]